Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By C.e. Juncker Newly Listed the award of his Challenger

the award of his Challenger Medal was made posthumously in December 1895 - prior to the voyage of the Challenger in 1872

36 mm (w) x 25

NOT SURE WHAT THAT MEANS

circumscribed as well by two crossed etched palms with a five-pointed star on the top

four small rivets on the reverse)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By C.e. Juncker Newly Listed the award of his Challenger(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN, measuring 65. 28 mm (w) x 53. 15 mm (h), weighing 44. 6